The prize brings South Asian writing to a new global audience through a celebration of the achievements of South Asian writers, and aims to raise awareness of the culture around the world. Authors’ writings should pertain to the South Asian region in terms of their content and theme in order to to be eligible for the award. Instituted in 2010, the DSC Prize for South Asian literature celebrates the rich, vast and versatile world of literature, particularly of the South Asian region. Parsis believe in dedicating the body to Mother Earth once the soul is separated from the body after death. The Parsis neither cremate nor bury the dead - the khandhias collect the bodies from home and perform the last rites after which they are left at the Towers of Silence to decay or be consumed by vultures. Set in pre-Independence Mumbai, it documented the lives of the corpse bearers or khandhias belonging to the Parsi community. His plays have won multiple awards, and in 2014, his second novel, Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer (Aleph, 2012), won the DSC Prize for South Asian literature, making him the second Indian to have won the award. His short story Percy was adapted into a Gujarati feature film. Written over three decades, the stories re-establish Mistry (who is also the brother of another gifted writer Rohinton Mistry) as one of the greatest writers of his time, says Ananya BorgohainĬyrus Mistry began his writing career at the age of 21 when he wrote his play Doongaji House, which has acquired a classic status in contemporary Indian theatre in English today. Rating: 7.His first collection of short stories Passion Flower is mysterious and ‘deranged’, and his characters stand on a thin line between fantasy and reality. It's a lovely, heartfelt film that doesn't disappoint and it's well worth a watch. Overall, the film succeeds in finding the heart and soul for its characters for the audience to relate with, despite its shortcomings. In reality, it's virtually impossible that a beautiful, attractive young lady can be close friends with a strikingly handsome man without hardly any sexual tension at all, especially when both of them are heterosexuals and they've never think of each other as siblings either. However, I have to admit that there's a rather unrealistic depiction about this "friendship" - men and women can't be close friends because the sex part always gets in the way (A famous quote from another romantic comedy film, When Harry Meets Sally.). There's a real genuine, non-manipulative, non-domineering relationship between the leads as we witness several loving, selfless acts on both sides when tragedy strikes one of them. The two leads have great chemistry on screen and it gives the believable feeling that they've known each other for years. The film is filled with occasionally nice witty jokes and heartwarming moments, combine with charming, likable performances from the lead characters. Things didn't happen the way you expected them to be on some occasions, which is rather surprising and refreshing at the same time. The film takes the audience through the ups and downs of their relationships and how it affects their friendship over the years. However, as in all romantic comedies, it's the whole journey that truly matters. Love, Rosie have the same typical flaws that many romantic drama comedies have: several unavoidable clichés and contrivances, a predictable ending. Furthermore, life is not always how we expect or want it to be, as various unforeseen circumstances or misunderstandings continuously keeps them apart from each other. They've known each other for so long and they're absolutely meant for each other, but could never have the courage to admit that they have strong feelings for each other. Based on the 2004 romance novel 'Where Rainbows End' written by Cecilia Ahern, Love, Rosie is about a story of two people who were best friends since they were young.
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